Connecting people through nature and our waterways

Midvale

City Size: 5.9 square miles [01]
Population Count (2020): 33,360

Creeks: Little Cottonwood Creek
Total Stream Length: 0.3 miles [02]
Buried: 0.0 miles [03]
Impaired: 0.3 miles [04]

Diversity Index (2020)*: 62 [05]
Housing Affordability Index (2020)**: 121 [06]

 

Midvale is located in the heart of the Salt Lake Valley. It’s the smallest in terms of size and its population is tied for the youngest and third most diverse [01]. Originally a farming community on the east-side and a mining community to the west, Midvale developed from two early colonial settlements, Union Fort and Bingham Junction.

Through Midvale, a small stretch of Little Cottonwood Creek flows on its eastern edge at the Shops at Fort Union. At this location, the East Jordan Canal brings water from the upper Jordan River to Little Cottonwood Creek. This water supplements in-stream flows for drinking water and hydropower diversions taken out upstream at the canyon mouth.

 Opportunity Areas

Opportunity Areas
20. Fort Union to Wheeler Farm
20. Fort Union to Wheeler Farm

Create a trail connection along Little Cottonwood Creek (over Interstate-215), daylight the creek, and implement green infrastructure to improve water quality and connect communities.

Category: 100-Year
City: Cottonwood Heights, Midvale, & Murray
Creek: Little Cottonwood

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Sources

  1. Esri, Forecasts for 2020 and 2025 with converted Census 2000 data into 2010 geography (2021).

  2. Salt Lake County, Stream Care Guide (2014).

  3. Seven Canyons Trust, Creek Channel Alignment Data (2018).

  4. Utah Division of Water Quality, Beneficial Uses and Water Quality Assessment Map (2016).

*Likelihood two persons chosen at random belong to different race or ethnic groups, ranging from 0 (no diversity) to 100 (complete diversity).

**Ratio of median household income to median home value. A value of 100 means a typical family has exactly enough income to quality for a mortgage on a typical home. Above 100, the typical family earns more than enough and, below 100, they do not earn enough.